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Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood

Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood Poster

Released: 2022-03-16

Runtime: 53 minutes

Overview

In 1971, director Melvin Van Peebles turned the figure of the black hero in US cinema upside down with Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: the story of the making of a seminal movie that initiated the Blaxploitation movement, a short-lived but highly influential sub-genre in the years that followed.

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Documentary
History

Production Companies

13 Prods (FR)
ARTE (FR)
Pop'Films (FR)

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Budget: $0

Revenue: $0

Popularity: 0.6261

Vote Average: 8.0 ({{ mov_details.vote_count }} votes)

Status: Released

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IMDb: tt15433482

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